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WORKOUT ACTIVITIES

Below you will find some activities, websites and free apps to help you stay physical active at home.

Body weight exercises at Darebee.com

Yoga sessions with Down Dog Yoga app

Strava app for measuring your distance and time

At-home Workout Ideas For You

Alphabet Workout

This workout is simple in set up, requiring only body weight and no equipment, yet it can really increase your overall strength. Alphabet workouts are set up so that you are able to fit in a quick workout, or challenge yourself to really increase your heart rate and burn some calories with a lengthier workout.

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This alphabet workout has exercises for all of the abc’s. Each letter has a different exercise, so the workout could be as short or long as you’d like depending on how many letters you complete.  After a good warmup, here are a few challenges you could spell out this week:

Day 1: Your first name

Day 2: Your last name

Day 3: The name of your town/city

Day 4: The name of your street

Day 5: Favorite movie

Day 6 : First person you want to visit when the isolation over

Day 7: Favorite school subject (physical education - of course!)

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  • A – Burpees x 15

  • B – Crunches x 30

  • C – Jump Squats x 20

  • D – Bridge x 60 seconds

  • E – Squats x 25

  • F – Plank x 60 seconds

  • G – Lunges x 30

  • H – Legs Down x 25

  • I – Side Lunges x 30

  • J – Bicycles x 50

  • K – Jump Lunges x 25

  • L – Toe Touch Situps x 30

  • M – Single Leg Squats x 20

  • N – Bent Leg Jack Knifes x 20

  • O – Jumping Jacks x 50

  • P – Straight Leg Jack Knifes x 20

  • Q – Cross Country Skiers x 50

  • R – Scissor Kicks x 50

  • S – High Knees x 50

  • T – Mountain Climbers x 50

  • U – Clamshells x 40

  • V – Leg Lifts (side) x 40

  • W – Leg Lifts (on back) x 40

  • X – Leg Lifts (on stomach) x 40

  • Y – Supermans x 30

  • Z – Donkey Kicks x 30

Dice Workout

Not sure how to build a workout, or just need new ideas?  No problem!  Use the

Virtual Dice Roller to quickly create a random workout for yourself.  You can do the same workout all week, or change it every day!

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Roll the dice 5 times to build a workout! Aim to do each exercise (repetitions) at least 10 times, and the whole set of exercises twice. Increase the number of repetitions and sets as you improve!

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Not sure what each exercise is?  Also no problem!  All of these exercises can be found in Darebee's Video Exercise Library, so you can have a visual demonstration of anything that you're not sure about!

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Fitness Wheel

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Spin the fitness wheel below to build your own workout! You can spin the fitness wheel as many times as you like but aim to spin the wheel at least 5 times and do each exercise 3 to 5 times! If the wheel lands on something you cannot do, you can re spin or modify the exercise. Enjoy! 

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Fit Deck -Lucky 7

 

Equipment Required– Just a deck of cards! 

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  • Shuffle the deck of cards and draw a minimum of 7 cards from the deck (feel free to take more in order to do more!)

  • Each card represents one of the exercises listed below

  • Each suit represents a level of intensity for the challenge
    Clubs – Level 1/Hearts – Level 2/Spades – Level 3/Diamonds – Level 4

    E.g. Ace of Clubs = 10 Air Squats/Ace of Diamonds = 25

  • Perform the exercise at the level of intensity based on the card that you draw

  • If you are unsure of how to do the exercise, click on the link for a short video description
     

A – Air Squats (10/15/20/25) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_VtOYc6j5c


2 – Burpees (5/10/15/20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU8QYVW0gDU


3 – Plank With Shoulder Touches (8/12/16/20) – Total touches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWHQpMUd7vw


4 – Push Ups (5/10/15/20) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l3ySVKYVJ8


5 – Crunches (5/10/15/20) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyd_fa5zoEU


6 – Side Bridge (15 sec/20 sec/ 25 sec/30 sec) – Repeat both sides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkMmABQ9SkM


7 – Leg Raises (5/10/15/20) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB2oyawG9KI


8 – Lunges (12/16/20/24) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2n58m2i4jg


9 – Walkouts (5/10/15/20) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FW8DNKsAh8


10 – Single Leg Squats (2/4/6/8) – Repeat both sides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keSzg7MaoVQ


J – Jumping Jacks (10/15/20/25) – Total repetitions


Q – Split Squats (12/16/20/24) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvZHaPGOIWU


K – Mountain Climbers (12/16/20/24) – Total repetitions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT-9L3CEcmk

GRIT Workout

Instructions

1. Set up markers (e.g. cones) at the following distances - 50, 40, 30 and 20          yards (walking paces).

2. All exercises are performed using the following format:

    Set 1 - 10 repetitions of each exercise followed by a 50 yd run

    Set 2 - 8 repetitions of each exercise followed by a 40 yd run

    Set 3 - 6 repetitions of each exercise followed by a 30 yd run

    Set 4 - 4 repetitions of each exercise followed by a 20 yd run

3. Rest as needed.

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Level 1                                           Level 2                                     Level 3

Jump squats                               Split squat jumps                   Burpees

Push ups (from the knees)        Push ups                                 Plyo push ups

Shoulder taps                             Bird dogs                                 Walkouts

Gradual acceleration run          Gradual accel. run                  Gradual accel. run

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Example

                                                Set 1      Set 2      Set 3      Set 4

Jump squats                           10           8             6             4

Push up (from the knees)      10           8             6             4

Shoulder taps                         10           8             6             4 

Gradual acceleration run       10          8              6             4

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Tough 8-minute Ab Workout!

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Try to follow along with one of these killer videos as best you can! Both videos use intervals - please adjust the work:rest as needed.

Ex. You can always adjust to the work time to 30secs instead of 45secs if you need to! *Just click on the title above or the video below to access the workouts. 

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Anxious or stressed? Try a 5 min yoga session:

If you are feeling stressed or anxious, here is a short 5 minute Yoga video you can follow to the best of your abilities. 

You will need a mat or a soft surface to sit and lie down on. Hopefully this easy going yoga video for beginners will help you relax.

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Try out this fitness activity from PHE Canada.

Design and play a disc golf course. 

Every miss = a fitness activity (spin the fitness wheel for ideas).

Adapt your course for your surroundings, modify equipment for safety.

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https://phecanada.ca/sites/default/files/content/docs/Home%20Learning%20Resource/7-12/Physical%20Education/7-12%20PE_Get%20Fit%20Disc%20Golf.pdf

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Get Fit Disc Golf

Timed Sprint Workout

This is a very tough workout, but it can be adapted to various fitness levels and age groups. The goal is to perform 10 x 100m sprints every 2 minutes. If you cannot do 10 then start at 5 and build yourself up. You can also change 2 min time to make workout more suitable or challenging. Find a location (preferably a track or field turf/grass), have 2 markers (cones, extra t shirts, etc..), pace out 100m by walking 100 large steps and mark start + finish point. Have your phone or any timer with you. Start timer on 1st sprint....it should take 15-20 seconds or less then rest for the duration until the 2 minute mark. Repeat the other direction for sprint #2.  Complete 10. ENJOY!

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